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Current Champion

Google Search

AI Index 97.6

Podium Snapshot

#1 Google Search · #2 Microsoft Bing · #3 Baidu

Latest Refresh

Apr 29, 2026

7 tracked engines and 19 entities in the latest public snapshot.

Industry Overview

Search Engines tracks which search engine brands are most consistently surfaced by AI answer engines for search engine rankings, AI visibility rankings, search product comparison, and answer-engine recommendation prompts. This page is meant to answer search engine ranking and AI visibility rankings intent directly, using AI visibility evidence rather than a generic market-share list. In the current public snapshot, #1 Google Search (97.3 mention-rate signal), #2 Microsoft Bing (90.5 mention-rate signal), #3 Baidu (85.8 mention-rate signal). Use the overall ranking for the combined AI visibility view, then open engine tabs to see whether each product is broadly visible or depends on a smaller set of answer systems.

Search Engines is a public AI visibility leaderboard for search engine brands. It helps searchers compare which products AI systems mention, rank, and recommend when answering search engine rankings, AI visibility rankings, search product comparison, and answer-engine recommendation prompts. The ranking should be read together with engine coverage, mention-rate signals, rank gaps, and the latest completed runs. A high rank means the product is visible in tracked AI answers; it does not by itself prove product quality, market share, pricing fit, or customer satisfaction. For SEO and AEO review, this page now makes the search engine ranking and AI visibility rankings intent explicit: compare public ranking evidence first, then use a private AI visibility tracker when you need monitored prompts, owned brands, competitors, and recurring alerting.

Engine tabs show how tracked AI systems differ when answering Search Engines prompts. Some engines emphasize widely known products; others respond more strongly to workflow fit, cited context, or category-specific wording. Use the engine view to separate broad AI visibility from single-engine strength. If one product ranks well overall but is weak in a specific engine, that gap is often more actionable than the overall rank alone.

Why This Matters

Search Engines matters because AI answer engines increasingly shape which products buyers discover before they visit a vendor site, review platform, or traditional search result. Public leaderboard data gives a shared benchmark for search engine ranking intent, AI visibility rankings, and how traditional search brands appear in AI answers. The page is intentionally scoped: it explains AI visibility and answer-engine ranking signals. It does not change canonical URLs, robots rules, sitemap inclusion, or underlying ranking data, and it should not be treated as a substitute for product evaluation or private brand monitoring.

Current Ranking Takeaways

Google Search is the current #1 entity in Search Engines with a 97.6 AI Index and 97.3% mention rate. This makes it the clearest public benchmark for how AI systems currently answer category comparison prompts.

Microsoft Bing is the nearest visible challenger at #2, trailing Google Search by 6.6 points. That gap is the first signal to inspect when deciding whether this leaderboard is leader-dominated or actively contested.

Baidu rounds out the podium at #3. Comparing the top three against engine-level tabs helps separate broad recommendation consistency from single-engine strength.

The latest public snapshot refreshed on 2026-04-29, covering 7 tracked engines and 19 entities. Freshness matters because AI recommendations can shift as models, retrieval sources, and category evidence change.

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Overall Ranking

Overall

Combined AI visibility across all tracked engines. Default view shows the top 10 entities.

10 / 10 entities Apr 29, 2026
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RankEntityAI IndexMention Rate
👑 #1
Google Search
97.6
97.3%
🥈 #2
Microsoft Bing
90.9
90.5%
🥉 #3
Baidu
86.8
85.8%
#4
DuckDuckGo
82.5
82.3%
#5
Yandex Search
82.5
82.0%
#6
Naver Search
81.0
80.0%
#7
Kagi
80.6
79.7%
#8
Brave Search
79.5
79.0%
#9
Ecosia
77.1
75.8%
#10
Yahoo Search
75.3
74.0%

FAQ

What does this Search Engines leaderboard rank?

It ranks search engine brands by public AI visibility signals across tracked answer engines, including ranking position, mention-rate signals, and engine-level coverage.

How should I use the overall ranking?

Use the overall ranking as a quick benchmark for search engine ranking and AI visibility rankings. Then compare engine tabs, rank gaps, and mention signals before deciding whether the visibility is broad or concentrated.

Why can rankings differ by AI engine?

Each AI engine can rely on different retrieval sources, model behavior, prompt interpretation, and evidence weighting, so engine-specific rankings can diverge from the overall view.

When do I need a private tracker instead of this public page?

Use the public page for category benchmarking. Use a private AI visibility tracker when you need monitored prompts, your own brand, competitors, alerts, and repeatable reporting.